Stress Mastery Podcast

Are you feeling stuck in a stress mess, overwhelmed, and overstimulated by the demands of your life? Spread too thin and not prioritizing self-care because you feel like it's selfish when so many other people need your help? Well, let's stop for a moment.

How much can we really help others when we're just scraping by, ourselves? At the end of the day, we're only really worth as much as we can give, based on the energy we have in the time that we have.

I'm your host, Dr. Heidi Hanna, and in this stress mastery podcast, we're talking to the experts to find out what they do to use stress as fuel for success and what they do to shift stress in a positive way when they notice it getting out of control.

Because we're all human, we all get stuck sometimes and we can learn so much from each other when we take an honest look at the patterns that are hurting us and create new patterns that will help us.

So, let's get ready to master stress together in today's conversation!

Key Takeaways:

[1:08] Dr. Hanna welcomes listeners, shares her excitement about today's conversation and lists some of the extensive accomplishments and amazing credentials of her guest, Dr. Michael Breus, the Sleep Doctor.

[3:39] Dr. Hanna asks Michael if he can tell us a little bit about his relationship with stress.

[5:14] Heidi's 'fab three' every morning are great to start a day but how can you start a night right?

[7:00] Michael shares his go-to strategy for going to sleep: the power-down hour.

[9:38] Is eight hours of sleep a myth? Sleeping in or waking up? Catching up on sleep? Dr. Michael Breus talks about the importance of consistency, and more.

[11:25] Dr. Hanna asks Michael how he navigates sleep pattern disruptions (i.e. traveling).

[13:25] The Timeshifter app jet lag plans by the Sleep Doctor.

[14:25] All of Dr. Michael Breus' favorite tools and apps and techniques as well as his new supplement.

[16:52] Dr. Hanna raises the question of prescription medication use for sleep management.

[23:26] Dr. Hanna asks Michael what his mantra is and wraps up the show until next week.

Don't miss out on Michael Breus' special gifts!

Master your traveling sleep, follow this link to download the app along with a free jet lag plan from the Sleep Doctor on the Timeshifter app.

The Sleep Doctor has a new supplement, if you follow his link, you'll also get a free online sleep course.

If you enjoyed this conversation, please be sure to subscribe to the stress mastery podcast now for exclusive listener gifts and check out the show notes for links, tips, tools, and techniques.

Until next time, please remember that stressing is a blessing, once you know how to use it for good. It gives us the energy and information to fuel positive change if we're brave enough to look into it, stay open and curious to what it has to teach us and then adjust our patterns in a way that will give us even more capacity to cope. And when we do that together, we increase the energy we have to bring to the time that we have and we're better together. So please, be good to yourself, and I'll see you next week.

Mentioned in this episode:

Book: The Power of When: Discover Your Chronotype — and the Best Time to Eat Lunch, Ask for a Raise, Have Sex, Write a Novel, Take Your Meds, and More, by Michael Breus

Book: The Sleep Doctor's Diet Plan: Simple Rules for Losing Weight While You Sleep,by Michael Breus

Timeshifter App

Sleep Score

CBD

For more information on Dr. Heidi Hanna:

HeidiHanna.com

@HeidiHanna

Dr. Hanna on Facebook

Are you feeling stuck in a stress mess, overwhelmed, and overstimulated by the demands of your life? Spread too thin and not prioritizing self-care because you feel like it's selfish when so many other people need your help? Well, let's stop for a moment.

How much can we really help others when we're just scraping by, ourselves? At the end of the day, we're only really worth as much as we can give, based on the energy we have in the time that we have.

I'm your host, Dr. Heidi Hanna, and in this stress mastery podcast, we're talking to the experts to find out what they do to use stress as fuel for success and what they do to shift stress in a positive way when they notice it getting out of control.

Because we're all human, we all get stuck sometimes and we can learn so much from each other when we take an honest look at the patterns that are hurting us, and create new patterns that will help us.

So, let's get ready to master stress together in today's conversation!

Key Takeaways:

[1:08] Dr. Hanna welcomes listeners and explains why she really was looking forward to this week's guest, Jodi Cohen — Best-selling author, award-winning journalist, founder of Vibrant Blue Oils, nutritionist, and aromatherapist.

[2:35] Jodi founded Vibrant Blue Oils using her training in nutritional therapy and aromatherapy to create proprietary essential oil blends to support the healing process for anxiety, insomnia, and autoimmune disorders, among others.

[3:32] Dr. Hanna shares her own stories on using Vibrant Blue Oils for stress management.

[4:20] Jodi offers her definition of stress, how her relationship to it was forged and the birth of her business.

[7:11] Jodi and Dr. Hanna touch on the mechanisms through which the use of essential oils helps restore biological patterns and frequency.

[9:00] Dr. Hanna asks Jodi how she goes about developing the right blends to tackle precise issues.

[11:15] Essential oils blends are Heidi's number one go-to for stress shifting strategy, she explains why and asks Jodi what her personal strategies for stress management are.

[12:27] What is an "enough list"?

[14:12] Dr. Hanna admits to one of her highest stressors.

[17:02] All of our reactions throughout the day are information that helps us make adjustments.

[17:42] Does Jodi have some tips on integrating essential oils into their routines?

[18:44] Can you overuse essential oils?

[19:30] Dr. Hanna talks about Jodi Cohen's books and shares a funny anecdote!

[21:22] Don't overdo it — you get to rest, and you get to relax, and you get to have fun!

[23:26] Dr. Hanna asks Jodi what her mantra is and wraps up the show until next week.

Don't miss out on Jodi Cohen's special gifts!

Jodi is offering listeners a chapter of her book Healing with essential oils: How to Use Them to Enhance Sleep, Digestion and Detoxification while Reducing Stress and Inflammation, follow this link to get your copy.

Finally, if you want to know what Dr. Heidi Hanna's favorite essential oil blends are, just click our affiliate links to purchase the Small Intestine blend and the Parasympathetic Balance oil.

If you enjoyed this conversation, please be sure to subscribe now for exclusive listener gifts and check out the show notes for links, tips, tools, and techniques.

Until next time, please remember that stressing is a blessing, once you know how to use it for good. It gives us the energy and information to fuel positive change if we're brave enough to look into it, stay open and curious to what it has to teach us, and then adjust our patterns in a way that will give us even more capacity to cope and when. When we do that together, we increase the energy we have to bring to the time that we have and we're better together. So please, be good to yourself, and I'll see you next week.

Mentioned in this episode:

Vibrant Blue Oils

Homeostasis

Allostasis

Design-build

Book: Healing with essential oils: How to Use Them to Enhance Sleep, Digestion and Detoxification while Reducing Stress and Inflammation, by Jodi Sternoff Cohen

Heidihanna.com/podcast

For more information on Dr. Heidi Hanna:

HeidiHanna.com

@HeidiHanna

Dr. Hanna on Facebook

For more information on Dr. Hanna's guest, Rick Hanson:

Vibrant Blue Oils on the Web

Vibrant Blue Oils on Facebook (Facebook discussion group)

Vibrant Blue Oils on Pinterest

Vibrant Blue Oils on Twitter

Vibrant Blue Oils on Instagram

Vibrant Blue Oils on YouTube

Jodi Cohen (Vibrant Blue Oils) on LinkedIn

Are you feeling stuck in a stress mess, overwhelmed, and overstimulated by the demands of your life? Spread too thin and not prioritizing self-care because you feel like it's selfish when so many other people need your help? Well, let's stop for a moment.

How much can we really help others when we're just scraping by, ourselves? At the end of the day, we're only really worth as much as we can give, based on the energy we have in the time that we have.

I'm your host, Dr. Heidi Hanna, and in this stress mastery podcast, we're talking to the experts to find out what they do to use stress as fuel for success and what they do to shift stress in a positive way when they notice it getting out of control.

Because we're all human, we all get stuck sometimes and we can learn so much from each other when we take an honest look at the patterns that are hurting us, and create new patterns that will help us.

So, let's get ready to master stress together in today's conversation!

Key Takeaways:

[1:12] Dr. Hanna welcomes listeners and shares how she met this week's guest, Dr. Rick Hanson — neuroscientist, clinical psychologist, therapist, best-selling author, business consultant, meditation retreat leader and much more!

[3:09] Rick delves into what his new book Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness, is about.

[5:30] If well-being comes from resilience, where does resilience come from?

[7:19] Dr. Hanna asks Rick for a practical example of a quick and focused intervention to help the brain rewire itself.

[9:44] Rick talks about the way people learn and the way it ties into their sense of self-worth.

[11:32] Dr. Heidi moves the conversation to hear Rick's thoughts on the negativity bias which is a struggle that people are not talking about a lot.

[14:19] What to do about this stone-age brain of ours?

[15:07] Dr. Hanna touches on the importance of the challenge as a growth factor.

[17:09] The discussion on challenge brings Rick to open up about the challenging roots that brought about his new book.

[19:15] Dr. Hanna asks Rick why he thinks meditation is so helpful.

[23:26] Dr. Hanna thanks her friend and guest and wraps up the show until next week.

If you enjoyed this conversation, please be sure to subscribe now for exclusive listener gifts and check out the show notes for links, tips, tools, and techniques.

Until next time, please remember that stressing is a blessing, once you know how to use it for good. It gives us the energy and information to fuel positive change if we're brave enough to look into it, stay open and curious to what it has to teach us, and then adjust our patterns in a way that will give us even more capacity to cope and when. When we do that together, we increase the energy we have to bring to the time that we have and we're better together. So please, be good to yourself, and I'll see you next week.

Mentioned in this episode:

Book: Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love and Wisdom,[Text Wrapping Break]by Rick Hanson

Book: Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness, by Rick Hanson

The Foundations of Well-being

Rick Hanson events and meditation retreats

Just One Thing: free weekly newsletter

Heidihanna.com/podcast

For more information on Dr. Heidi Hanna:

HeidiHanna.com

@HeidiHanna

Dr. Hanna on Facebook

For more information on Dr. Hanna's guest, Rick Hanson:

Rick Hanson on the Web

Rick Hanson on Twitter

Rick Hanson on Facebook

Are you feeling stuck in a stress mess, overwhelmed, and overstimulated by the demands of your life? Spread too thin and not prioritizing self-care because you feel like it's selfish when so many other people need your help? Well, let's stop for a moment.

How much can we really help others when we're just scraping by ourselves? At the end of the day, we're only really worth as much as we can give, based on the energy we have in the time that we have.

I'm your host, Dr. Heidi Hanna and in this stress mastery podcast, we're talking to the experts to find out what they do to use stress as fuel for success and what they do to shift stress in a positive way when they notice it getting out of control.

Because we're all human, we all get stuck sometimes and we can learn so much from each other when we take an honest look at the patterns that are hurting us, and create new patterns that will help us.

So, let's get ready to master stress together in today's conversation!

Key Takeaways:

[1:07] Dr. Hanna welcomes listeners and introduces this week's guest, her friend, the very energetic Todd Durkin — trainer, coach, author, and motivational speaker.

[4:10] Todd goes over how he does have to deal with stress and the discipline he uses to implement his best practices in order to show up with the amount of energy he has.

[5:23] What are some of Todd's 13 life rules (best practices) for managing stress and not getting overwhelmed?

[9:15] Todd has noticed over the years that it's important to coach the mind as well as the body and it often starts with breath and meditation.

[12:15] Having trained with Drew Brees for 15 of his 18-year career, Todd vouches for the fact that high performers compartmentalize life in order to keep everything in balance, including bodywork training.

[15:00] Dr. Hanna quickly recaps a few of the interesting methods Todd raised for stress management and asks him for his tips on quick, spur of the moment shifting technique.

[17:07] Dr. Hanna thanks her friend and guest and wraps up the show with the last question: what is your mantra?

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Sign up for Todd's weekly Youtube video series: Mind Right Maniac, and get some cool offers.

We will also be raffling off a couple of copies of The WOW Book and one of coach Todd's famous gray hoodies!

Leave a positive review of this podcast for your chance to win, but there is a time frame in which to leave your comment, so be sure to follow this link to get all the information.

If you enjoyed this conversation, please be sure to subscribe now for exclusive listener gifts and check out the show notes for links, tips, tools, and techniques.

Until next time, please remember that stressing is a blessing, once you know how to use it for good. It gives us the energy and information to fuel positive change if we're brave enough to look into it, stay open and curious to what it has to teach us, and then adjust our patterns in a way that will give us even more capacity to cope and when. When we do that together, we increase the energy we have to bring to the time that we have and we're better together. So please, be good to yourself, and I'll see you next week.

Mentioned in this episode:

NBC's Strong

Fitness Quest 10

Book: The Impact Body Plan: Build New Muscle, Flatten Your Belly & Get Your Mind Right!, by Todd Durkin

Book: The WOW book: 52 Ways to Motivate Your Mind, Inspire Your Soul & Create WOW in Your Life!, by Todd Durkin

Todd Durkin's Instagram

Eustress vs. Distress

Bodywork

Heidihanna.com/podcast

For more information on Dr. Heidi Hanna:

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@HeidiHanna

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For more information on Dr. Hanna's guest, Todd Durkin:

Todd Durkin's website

Todd Durkin on Twitter

Todd Durkin on Facebook

Are you feeling stuck in a stress mess, overwhelmed and overstimulated by the demands of your life? Spread too thin and not prioritizing self-care because you feel like it's selfish, when so many other people need your help? Well, let's stop for a moment.

How much can we really help others when we're just scraping by ourselves? At the end of the day, we're only really worth as much as we can give, based on the energy we have in the time that we have.

I'm your host, Dr. Heidi Hanna and in this stress mastery podcast, we're talking to the experts to find out what they do to use stress as fuel for success, and what they do to shift stress in a positive way, when they notice it getting out of control.

Because we're all human, we all get stuck sometimes and we can learn so much from each other when we take an honest look at the patterns that are hurting us and create new patterns that will help us.

So, let's get ready to master stress together in today's conversation!

Key Takeaways:

[1:05] Dr. Hanna welcomes listeners to the very first episode and gives an introduction for her guest, soviet born comedian, actor, writer and soon to be doctor, Yakov Smirnoff.

[4:55] Yakov shares details on the evolution of his relationship to stress and how he came to feel very positively about it. He shares a concrete example of how he graphically communicated his stress level with his employees, and how it helped communication as well as management.

[7:50] Intention, attention, no tension: the equation Yakov learned to use to manage stress, and the power of meditation to find some breathing space between your thoughts.

[11:05] Heidi asks if the challenges and high levels of stress Yakov faced in his life – namely growing up in the Soviet Union – were a catalyst in terms of developing a unique perspective and comedic outlook of life.

[12:07] Yakov describes how he drew inspiration from his parents to guide him to look for laughter, healthy laughter, in every relationship and recognize it for what it is, a barometer for love.

[15:02] Heidi and Yakov discuss LOL: The Law of Laughter – the doctoral dissertation that he is currently researching to obtain his Ph.D in Psychology – as well as some of the other research that has been led on laughter, and laughter yoga!

[21:37] Friendships and relationships are Yakov's go-to stress busters: choosing the people that you will surround yourself with in moments of stress equals choosing laughter and joy.

[22:59] Make America Laugh Again, Yakov's new show is all about laughing together not laughing at what's wrong, not laughing at: we need to feel safe and playful and face our challenges more effectively.

[26:25] Yakov recounts anecdotes on his work with U.S. President Ronald Reagan during negotiations with Soviet Union's General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev, and the importance of humor in all aspects of human relationships.

[30:37] Dr. Hanna thanks her friend and guest and wraps up the show with a last question: what is your mantra?

If you enjoyed this conversation, please be sure to subscribe now for exclusive listener gifts and check out the show notes for links, tips, tools and techniques.

Until next time, please remember that stressing is a blessing, once you know how to use it for good. It gives us the energy and information to fuel positive change if we're brave enough to look into it, stay open and curious to what it has to teach us, and then adjust our patterns in a way that will give us even more capacity to cope and when. We do that together, we increase the energy we have t bring to the time that we have and we're better together. So please, be good to yourself, and I'll see you next week.

Mentioned in this episode:

Comedy for Caregivers clip https://youtu.be/_abI_yVdL2g

Paul Harvey on YouTube https://youtu.be/5OlyD-mDkHM

Show notes

For more information on Dr. Heidi Hanna:

HeidiHanna.com

BeyondFunny.org

@HeidiHanna

Dr. Hanna on Facebook

For more information on Dr. Hanna's guest, Yakov Smirnoff:

Yakov Smirnoff's Website

Yakov Smirnoff on Twitter

Yakov Smirnoff on Facebook